By the stanbard



Reissued i Oct. 1.7,` 1922.

I y y, Ref.15,468. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BIC-HARD S. BRYANT, DECEASED, LATEYDF CLEVELAND,

PARTS COMPANY, 0F

CLEVELAND, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO,

OHIO, BY THE STANDAE'D ASSIGNEE.

DEMOUNTABLE VEHICLE WHEEL EIM..

original No. 1,117,163, daten november rz,

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that RICHARD S. BRYANT, deceased, formerly a citizen of the United States and resident Aof Cleveland, 'county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, did invent certain new and useful Improvements in Demountable Vehicle lVheel Rims, of which the following i a specification,` the principle of the invention being herein explained, together with the best method contemplated for appl ing that principle, so as to distinguish it rom other inventions.

AThe present improvements relate more particularly to that type of demountable )tire-su wporting rim' wherein provision is made lor the placing removal from the rim by transversely split-- ting the latter so as to permit of its contraction to less l ian normal diameter. This construction permits of the use of integral rflanges for retaining the tire on the rim in place of the detachable flanges, one or more of which are otherwise necessary for use` with modern double-tube pneumatic tires, the outer tube or shoe of which 'has relatively inextensible edges.

The object of the present invention isfto rovide a split7 rim ci the type just reerred to having a superior form ot split or joint where its ends come together, as also to rovide improved locking' means for securing such ends against relative displacement. f

To the accomplishment oit the foregoing, and related" ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means, constituting, hovvcveigbut one of the various mechanical 'forros in 'which the principle of the invention may ne used.

Figure l is a side elevation oi a portion of a. rim embodying my present improvements;

Figure 2 is a bottom lplan view of such rim portion;

Figure 3Y is a top p lan view thereof;

Figure 4 is a section of the saine taken on the plane indicated by the line 4,--4, Figure 2; and u 1914, Serialln. 782,308, led July 81, 1913A. reissue filed April 9, 1919, vSerial No. 288,898.

respective ends of complementary on of the tire and to the median line ai-m (Fig.

such slit further including a short jog 3A Anplication for l Figure 5 illustrates one`approved mode of securing such demountable rim onto thev wheel lolly, the rim shown in this ligure being furthermore designed for receivingv a clencher ltire instead of avplain Isided tire as in the case of the rim shown in the preceding figures.4 f i y My improved rim, as usual in rims of the type 'in hand, consists, in eilect, of a discontinuous band or annulus l. having its form and normally held in contact 1oy the resilience of the hand. Such band may havejeither theI cross-section illustrated in Fig. Il for the reception of straight sided tires,l or that shown in Fie. 5 for the reception of clencher tires. The rorm of the abutting ends of the band or rim is such. as to give the ell'cct, when such ends are in g'uxtaposition, of a slit, the main portions 2 of which incline of the rim,

between its ends of a different inclination. lheferabb/ the angle of inclination of `such main portions ofthe riin ends to the median line, as well as that of the dil'erently vinclined portions or jogs, is other than a right angle. the inclination of the jogs being opposite to that oi the main portionsas shown in Figs. 2 and E. As a ref-'ult et thisconstruction the ends ot the bands may no brought together with a lateral movement which is limited, however, by the engagement ofthe rcversely inclined portion' or ieg in the slit, as clearly shown in Fig.

ln order to hold the ends of the band together, a locking device is provided, preferably of the form shown in Fig. 2, such device consisting` of a latch 4 pivotal about a pin 5 on one side of the slit and having a flaring notch or recess a pin. 7 on the opposite side of such recess. The latch is shoe/'n in engaging position in full lines, and in open position in dotted lines in the figure oi reference. Adapted to cooperate with the'ioruf'ard or ree swingend of the latch when in its engaging position, is a locking member 8 proper, pivotally secured to another pin 9 and adapted to be retained in locking position by the action of a punched-up lug l0 near its free extremity which engages with a correspondrim 6 adapted to engage 'fili pins having fiat leads which substantially i,

yber comprises 1n I lying eccentric with reference to the piv- The engaging face of this locking mem art a curved portion 12 of the latch 4, but will tend to force thelatter home, as it were, into` proper position. The remaining portion 13 of the engagin face of memberS is substantially straig t and it is in cooperation with vthe correspondingv portion of the latch that the locking action occurs when these faces are brought into contact with each other.

The felly band 14 for receiving the'aforesaid improved tire supporting rim will preferably have its one edge 15 flangedV on an incline, .as shown in FiL 5, so as to form a beveled seat for one si e of the rim, a plurality of Wedge members 16, of which only one appears'in the drawing, forming the supporting means for the other side. The space between the felly band and thel rim will be just sufficient to accommodate the pins 5, 7 and 9 provided in connection with the latch 4 and the locking member 8, such fill the space in question.

The foregoing construction of rim, while utlilizing the advantages of a transversely splitriin, nevertheless provides a construetion whereby the solidit of the rim in meetin both side and ra ial strains is substantia ly unimpaired by the transverse slit. Not lonly is safety thus insured, but the tendency of the rim to out or Wear the tire, by reason of relative movement between the ends of the rim, is entirely overcome, the jogs formed between the two similarly inclined portions of each end being adapted to inter-engage by reason of their oppositely` inclined complementary formation.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be emplo ed instead of the one explained, change going made as 'regards the mechanism herein explained,

provided the means stated by any of the foling claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. As an article of manufacture, a transversely split tire-supporting rim having complementarends eachaformed with two portions simi arly inclined to the median line of the rim and an intermediate diier ently inclined portion, or jog, such jo be` ing adapted to inter-engage when vsait?s rimends are in proper alinement.

2. As an article of manufacturas transversely split tire supporting rim having complementary ends each formed with two portions similarly inclined, andat an an le V other than a right angle, to the median line of the rim, an

an intermediate oppositely inclined portion, or jog, such jogs 4being adapted to inter-engage whensaid rim-ends are in proper .alinement 3. The 'combination with la transversely Split tire-supporting rim having comple.

engage said pinto retain said rim-ends in such alinement. 4.-. The combination with a transversely split ,tire-supporting rim; of a pin near one end of said rim; a latch pivotally attached near the other end of4 saidrim, and adapted to en age said pin; and a member pivotally attac ed to said rim adjacent to said pin and adapted to retain said latch'in its pinengagling position.

5. he 4combination with a transversely split tire-supporting rim; of a pin near one l end of said rim; a latch pivotally attached near the other end of said rim and adapted to enga e said pin; and a member pivotally attache to said rim', adjacent to said pin and having an eccentric face adapted to bearl I against said latch to force and retain the saine in `its pin-engaging position.

6. The combination with' a transversely split tire-supporting rim; of a' pin on the inner face of said rim near itsoneend; a, latch pivotally, attached to` such inner rimsfaoe near the other ehd of-said rim, said latch said pin;

having a notch adapted' to engage to said rim a member pivotally attache adjacent to said nin andshavingan eccentric' face adapted to bear against said latch to force and retain the saiiiein its pinen agingy position; and means.. or sec rin sai member in such"lajiich-loclliinv ptlilsitign.

.7. The combination with a tr nsversely s lit tire-supporting rim having irs ends inc ined to the median line of the rim; of a pin near one end of said rim; a latch pivv otally attachedvnear the other end of said rim and adapted to engage said in; and a member pvotally attached to sai rim adjacent to said pin and adapted to retain said ateh in its pin-engaging position. l 8. The combination with a transversel split tire-supporting rim having 'its en s each formed with two portions similarly inclined to the median line of the rim and an intermediate oppositely inclined portion, or jog, such jogs being adapted to inter-engage when said rim-ends are in proper alinement; of a pin near one end of such rim; and

" a. latch' pivotall attached near the other end lie` clined to the median line of the rim and an intermediate oppositely inclined portion, or jog, such jogs being adapted to inter-engage when said rim-ends are in proper alinement of a pin near one end of such rim; and a latch pivotally attached near the other end of said. rim and vadapted to engage said pin; and a memberpivotally attached to said rim adjacent to said pin having an eccentric face adapted tov bear. against said latch to force and retain the same in its pinengaging position.

`10. A device of comprising a transversely split rim, a member projecting beyond one end of saidrim,

`said member and the other end of said rim being provided WithVinter-engaging elements adapted to prevent circumferential separation of such ends, and a pivotal latch on such second rim-end adapted in one position to engage said member and lock the same in v place.

11. A device of the character described,

comprising a transversely split rim, a memthe character described,

projection and therebyprevent circumferen` tial separation ci such ends, and a pivotal latch on such second rim-end adapted in'one position to engage said member and lock the same in place.

12. A device of the character described, comprising a transversely split rim, a member pivotally attached to and projecting beyond one end of said rim, said member and the other end of said rim being provided with inter-engaging elements adapted to preventcircumferential separation of such ends, and a pivotal latch on such second rim-end adapted in one position to engage said member and lock the same in place. I 4

Signed and sealed this second yday of April, 1919.

THE STANDARD PARTS COMPANY,

' Assignee of Richard S, Bryant, deceased.

By l. A. CONNOLLY,

Secretary. 

